Your Slack, kept. And finally searchable.
Empowia backs up your Slack workspaces to your own computer and turns the archive into something useful — fast local search, a file gallery, and AI that pulls out your TODOs, decisions, and links.
The full app, up to 20 conversations — no account.
Founder price · regular $24.90
- No Slack app, no tokens
- 100% local — no cloud
- Free to start, no sign-up
Slack hides your messages after 90 days.
On Slack’s free plan, history older than 90 days quietly disappears — decisions, files, links, and context, gone every quarter. The usual backup tools are built for developers: register an app, generate tokens, configure scopes. Most teams can’t or won’t.
Empowia’s answer: it reuses the Slack session you’re already signed into — with your permission — and backs up at the same pace Slack itself uses. One click to connect. Nothing technical to set up.
Three steps. No setup headaches.
- 1
Connect
Empowia detects the Slack you’re already logged into and asks permission to use it. No “create an app,” no tokens to copy-paste.
- 2
Back up
Pick your workspaces. Empowia does an incremental backup and keeps it current on a schedule — or hit “Back up now” whenever you like.
- 3
Search & ask
Browse the whole history, open the file gallery, search instantly, and ask AI questions with citations back to the source message.
Everything from your Slack, on your machine.
One-click backup — no Slack app, no tokens
Empowia reuses the session you’re already signed into. No admin, no developer setup. Per-workspace cards show your last backup and exactly what’s stored.
Browse & search your whole history
A familiar two-pane browser with instant local search across every channel, DM, and group. Edited and pinned indicators, custom emoji, avatars — light or dark.
Every file, in one gallery
All your backed-up attachments with running totals, type filters, and batch “download all matched.” Nothing trapped behind the 90-day cliff.
Ask your archive anything
Natural-language questions, scoped by #channel or @user, answered with inline citations back to the source message. Bring your own AI key.
AI files the TODOs, decisions & links
Extractors mine your archive for action items, key decisions, and useful links — with assignees, deadlines, and source context. Define your own, too.
Your data never leaves your computer.
The backup, the files, and your sign-in all stay on your machine. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry. In portable mode, everything lives in a folder next to the app — move it to a USB stick, or delete it to fully uninstall.
Stays on your machine
No Empowia server sits in the middle. Your archive is yours, on your disk.
No accounts, no login
Download and run — nothing to sign up for. If you unlock unlimited, it’s a one-time code by email, not an account.
Yours to move or delete
Portable mode leaves no traces. Take your data with you, or remove it completely.
Bring your own key. You control the cost.
Empowia’s AI features call the provider you choose with your key — there’s no Empowia server in the middle, and you see the cost of every answer. Works with Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI.
For power users: MCP
An optional MCP server exposes your archive to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, and more — so you can chat with your Slack history from the tools you already use.
Start free. Unlock when you’re ready.
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$0The full app — search, AI insights, files, everything. Backs up up to 20 conversations you choose.
Download freeOne-time unlock
$19.90Founder price · regular $24.90
Lift the cap to unlimited conversations. A lifetime unlock code, delivered by email.
Unlock everything — $19.90No account and no card to start — use it free first.
Honest answers.
Is there a free version?
Yes — and it’s the full app. Search, AI insights, files, everything is included. The only limit is breadth: the free version backs up up to 20 conversations you choose (channels, private channels, DMs, and group DMs all count). Pay once to lift the cap to unlimited.
Do I need an account to buy?
No. You download the free version, and if you want unlimited you buy a one-time unlock code that arrives by email. Paste it into the app and it’s verified offline — no account, no login, nothing phones home.
Is my data safe?
Yes — it stays on your computer. Empowia has no cloud and no servers. Your backup, your files, and your Slack sign-in never leave your machine.
Do I need a Slack admin or an API token?
No. Empowia reuses the Slack session you’re already signed into. There’s no app to register and no tokens to copy-paste.
Does it work on free Slack?
That’s exactly what it’s for. Empowia keeps your history past the 90-day limit that free and capped plans impose.
What about private channels and DMs?
If you can see it in Slack, Empowia can back it up — public channels, private channels, DMs, and group DMs.
Which platforms are supported?
Windows 10 and 11 only. There’s no Mac or Linux build today — join the waitlist and we’ll let you know.
How much does the AI cost?
You bring your own AI key, so you pay your provider directly at their rates — and Empowia shows the cost of every answer. There’s no “free unlimited AI” here; we’d rather be honest.
Windows warns me on first run — is that normal?
Yes. The website build isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. Choose “More info → Run anyway.” We explain this on the download page.
Slack today. Your other tools next.
Empowia is building local, private backup and search for the places your work actually lives. Slack is first. Notion, Google Docs, and HTML are on the way — and we’d love to know what you need most.
- Empowia for SlackAvailable now
- Empowia for NotionComing soon
- Empowia for Google DocsComing soon
- Empowia for HTMLComing soon
Tell us what to build next
Drop your email and the tool you’d want backed up. No spam — just a heads-up when it’s ready.
Never lose a Slack message again.
Back it up, search it, and let AI do the filing — all on your own computer. Free to start.